White Musk

This was love at first sniff. The powdery floral aspect makes it light and fluffy, with a slight sugary sweetness. The violet leaf adds a touch of green freshness. This is not your classic oud or gourmand Montale with the caramel and vanilla-heavy DNA we are used to from them, which I enjoy. I often see people here complaining about synthetic fragrances, which makes me chuckle because most fragrances are indeed composed of synthetic aroma chemicals designed to replicate the scents we encounter. Now, back to the fragrance we are discussing. It reminds me a lot of my favourite body mist, SDJC 59. It's quite similar, and I haven't seen many people mention that here. So, if you're a fan of that, you might love this fragrance just as much. It’s a beautifully crafted, long-lasting, fresh musky scent. Layering it over Cheriosa 59 works wonderfully, and just like all Montale scents, it offers great longevity. This fragrance is versatile and can be layered with many others. If you love the "clean girl" fragrance vibe, I highly recommend giving this a try. Happy sniffing!

First pure musk ever that I Am ready to wear and buy at any time. Very soapy-warm on me, simple, but very attractive, sensual, yet ethically correct to wear in all situations. At work will give reassurance and probably relax colleagues, at home it's like a magnet for family members, can't remember that I ever received as many cuddles , as while wearing White Musk. Calms me down by its natural baby-like aroma. 7.8 out of 10.

I've been wearing this one more. This is one of his best fragrances. It's not nearly as suffocating as the rest of the line. This is beautifully soapy and nostalgic. Probably one of the best musk fragrances on the market. Something about it reminds me of Rive Gauche and Calandre.

Like Planet X said this is a pure, clean musk. I find it so wearable, it's clean and musky but not cloying as some Musks can be on me. It's clean, cold feeling, a little soapy, great longevity, new love.

Beautiful! Clean, soft, tender, but cold. For me it is like watching a foggy winter landscape throught a withe veil. It's not old but especially young; a young, clean, nice body.

I really liked this! Then I absolutely hated it :( I can't tell if it's the ylang ylang Musk mixture? It makes me kind of nauseous!

Beautiful white musk fresh clean breezy. More floral than powdery. Love this genre these days. Anyone in UK up to swap pm me!

I sprayed it lavishly right after showering, without reading any of the notes beforehand. Aside from the telltale name of the perfume itself, I didn't know what to expect. It first has that very faint baby powder hint, then musk, then some greenness - remind me of the green skin part of a guava (the one with white flesh, not pink). Now that I've learned the notes, I think the short-lived baby powder hint and the faint yet long-lasting greenness must be from the violet leaf. I don't smell any ylang ylang. I don't detect any sweetness, either. Just a very linear, clean perfume - A fragrance that is genuinely "white", so wearable and approachable. One may or may not be very big on such scent, but I can't imagine anyone would truly hate this. Longevity is good, but the perfume does not really leave any trail nor can I smell anything from my own wrists when I move them around despite very generous spraying. I'm not mad, this is actually expectable from a scent like White Musk. This smells nothing like White Musk by Jovan (which imho is still the most beautiful, balanced musk scent out there, it totally vanishes after 5 mins thou!) or White Musk by The Body Shop (a bit too harsh). Belong to the "forgettable category" in my book. I don't mean that in a negative way. "Forgettable" here should be read as "I don't mind wearing it but it is nothing special."

Smells nice but not my favorite It opens with this green dewy fresh note that i think is coming from the violet leaf then i get the musk right away, its a cold fresh laundry musk (not a warm laundry) mixed with a little bit of ylang which is not my favorite. Ylang gives perfumes a texture that sometimes gets on my nerves and it goes pissy sometimes on my skin Lasts pretty well but not as the other montale fragrances. If you like Kenzo Flower you will probably like this it smells similar but not as heavy and complex UPDATE: after finishing my whole sample i liked it more and more, i feel like i started to get more of what this scent offers, i can’t really describe what is smelling different about it now but i would buy full bottle for sure 😍 i’m getting more of a silky smooth muskyness rather than that pissy ylang if i spray just one tiny spray on skin and the rest on my clothes

The opening is quite delicious. On my skin, this is very feminine, warm and inviting. Like a pudding with creamy ylang and fluffy musk. Not much more to add, like other Montales this is again simple, linear and long lasting fragrance. It is not deep, complex or unusual with an exotic/french/whatever twist. Just warm ylangish milky musk. update: eventually does morph into a "soapy" scent, this type of musk is closer to "old fashioned' Lorenzo Villoresi musk then the one used in N. Rodriguez.

Both clean and powdery-but slightly sweet-the elements are perfectly balanced. It's a very wearable pristine and proper musk-not cold for me, but certainly not warm. This doesn't do much for me, but it does have the typical fine-tuned smell of a Montale to me, and I could imagine it on a very very delicate and reserved lady-perhaps somebody like Isabelle Huppert? Not for me, but I wouldn't turn down a free bottle!

This is the first 'white musk' scent that doesn't get sharp or overly soapy on me. It's smooth, fluffy, creamy and clean. A hint of floral sweetness is detected. Simple, and straightforward but high quality. Like coming out of a warm bath, clean and towel-dried, and then being wrapped in cashmere, feeling peaceful and pampered. Low sillage and great longevity.

This is a lovely very gentle musk - virtually a skin scent with no projection at all.I detect a slight Vanilla and plastic scent in the top notes.In fact the top note is all there is.There is no discernable development to this perfume at all. I love Musk and I love Roses Musk but this is such a disappointing Montale.Particularly at this price.

Very clean musk that smells a lot like walking into a dry cleaners and catching a whiff of all the fresh steamed pressed linens but with an airy like quality. I like to wear this when I just need something easy to throw on for running errands around town.

The ultimate clean smell! When I first sprayed this, I hated it. Super screechy and all I got was mature white florals. After a few minutes, it really mellowed out and now I just smell a soft, clean soapy scent. Perfectly unisex, too.

Comforting musk, warm and powdery as other commentators have said, reminds of steamed textile. This finishes with a mild fruity scent. I am not a fan of pure musk in general but can appreciate the tender combination here.

Nice! smells like freshly ironed shirts. Also it is long lasting. I am still experimenting with it since in terms of layering it can be overpowering. I would have liked it to be a bit brighter than it currently is.

You can wear this anytime, pleasant soap smell. It's more feminine tho. If you watched the movie Equals, this is how I imagine everyone smells there.

A pleasant skin scent, reminds me somewhat of Nivea cream.

Very light. Ok for the price but I have to stick my nose so deep inside my shirt if I want to smell it. Good as an inoffensive fragrance, but nothing more.